Darling bistro gift store serves lunch & afternoon tea in Highland Park

There is a pleasant reward store-bakery-cafe now open in The Retailers of Highland Park. Called Forget Me Not Bistro and Presents, it’s positioned at 4260 Oak Garden Ave., in the former Celebrity Cafe house, the place it serves lunch, afternoon tea, home presents, and customizable shortbread cookies.

Ignore Me Not is from two entrepreneurial close friends who merged two founded companies: Amy Mitchell, who had an embroidery organization, and Betty Collins, who was an inside designer. They merged their services into a one-quit-shop for all factors specific situations, giving on-website embroidery, residence decor consultations, presents, accessories, and property products.

A different mate, Becky Nelson, had a successful business doing well-known custom shortbread cookies termed Le Connoisseur Baking which have been carried by upscale associates such as Neiman Marcus and Royal Blue Grocery.

In November, they all joined forces to create this storefront, bakery, and bistro.

In which else can you purchase a dozen embellished shortbread cookies with a customized style, get a reward for a buddy, have your purse embroidered, and have lunch with your good friends?

The bistro menu features sandwiches and salads, baked treats, seize-and-go things, and weekly chef specials. They also offer you afternoon tea, with reservations built 24 hrs in progress.

Sandwiches include things like ladies-who-lunch classics this sort of as:
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hen apple panini - 
3-cheese pimento cheese (pressed or unpressed) - 
apricot chicken salad - 
avocado toast

Salads contain a Cobb and a spinach with apples and pecans. One particular latest specific was a spinach salad with red onion and strawberries topped with 3 grilled shrimp, for $15.

These arrive in combos, with sides such as fruit cup and cup of soup. They also do charcuterie boards and quiche.

Baked merchandise and desserts incorporate muffins, scones, “cutie” cakes, and a selection of cookies which includes lemon, chocolate chip, sugar, and iced shortbreads. They also do 6-inch and 8-inch cakes.

Drinks involve teas, Mexican hot chocolate, and espresso beverages together with lattes and cappuccinos.

They affirm that they have just acquired a liquor license, which will develop their food and beverage offerings and alternatives substantially.

They’re open up Monday-Saturday from 10 am-6 pm.